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[2/6] Joselito R. Mendoza Vs. Commission on Elections and Roberto M. Pagdanganan

[2/6] JOSELITO R. MENDOZA, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ROBERTO M. PAGDANGANAN, Respondents

G.R. No. 191084 | 2010-03-25

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION


CARPIO, Acting C.J.:

This case involves the election protest filed with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) against Joselito R. Mendoza (Mendoza), who was proclaimed elected Governor of Bulacan in the 14 May 2007 elections. Mendoza garnered 364,566 votes while private respondent Roberto M. Pagdanganan (Pagdanganan) got 348,834 votes, giving Mendoza a winning margin of 15,732 votes.

After the appreciation of the contested ballots, the COMELEC Second Division deducted a total of 20,236 votes from Mendoza and 616 votes from Pagdanganan. As regards the claimed ballots, Mendoza was awarded 587 ballots compared...